Technical Architect Azure / Infra

Technical Architect Azure / Infra 

Direct-Hire / FTE 

Chicago, IL 60604 (onsite)

Skills / Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Azure and 5+ years of experience in Architectural role
• 8+ years of experience in working on Observability tools like New Relic, Prometheus or LGTM / Grafana 
• 6+ of years of experience in Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible) for deployment, Azure CLI and PowerShell
• 3+ years of experience integrating APIs and connecting multiple data sources for dashboards and analytics
• 3+ years of experience defining and implementing alerting mechanisms, SLO/SLI metrics, and reliability KPIs
• 6+ Years of experience in defining the solution, implementing the design, developing, and deploying web applications in Azure platform
• 6+ years of experience in Containerization, Orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) and Agile development environment

Job Description of Role

• Experience in New Relic APM, dashboards, alerts, logs, and NRQL queries
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance architecture for enterprise applications
• Lead the design and development of LGTM dashboards for real-time monitoring and visualization
• Hands-on experience with LGTM / CodeQL for static code analysis
• Experience in Integrating multiple APIs and data sources to enhance monitoring capabilities
• Azure - Strong knowledge, understanding of core Azure services, experience in implementation of complex, scalable, and secure Azure Cloud
• Experience integrating code scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.)
• Kubernetes / AKS - Comfortable with Kubernetes concepts and administration
• Basic knowledge of Microservices architecture; Good to have - experience in a programming language (.NET)
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, and technical roadmaps
• Experience in development using coding guideline, code analysers and unit testing frameworks
• Able to understand Low Level Design documents for development with minimum guidance and supervision
• Strong skills in documenting migration steps, workflows, and best practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies aligned with organizational goals
• Mentor and guide team members on technical implementation and troubleshooting, code reviews
• Execute migration from New Relic to LGTM stack, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity is nice to have
• Provide constructive feedback during code reviews and be open to receiving feedback on your own code
• Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to identifying risks, resolving challenges, and proposing innovative solutions
• Confident in making architectural decisions based on data, trade-offs, and long-term value
• Ability to see the big picture, align technical decisions with business goals, and design scalable future-proof solutions
• Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain productive relationships with team members
• Strong presentation and written communication skills; organization, collaboration, and time management skills